Stomis
Professional Amateur
Cause apparently everyone on Pirate and GMFS thinks it is...
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Since when is a trac bar and a panhard the same thing?
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Trac as in "traction bar", or as in "track bar"?
Stomis
Professional Amateur
I think that a panhard bar is a lateral location link that stops side to side deflection in an axle. Helpful for positioning a leaf sprung axles with the force of crossover and necessary in a non triangulated link suspension.
A traction bar is what some old school guys refer to as ladder bar(s). A shackle on the frame end mounted to a two bar link that gradually gets wider until it mounts at two points on the axle below and above the centerline.
So based on everything I've ever read or seen they are two different things
You're not paying attention to what people are talking about when they interchange the term trac(k) bar and panhard rod. It has nothing to do with a traction bar. A track bar (panhard bar) is to keep the axle located from side to side, in other words to keep the axle tracking properly.
Gus
I think what the guys on pirate are referring to are a Track arm, which does serve virtually the same purpose as a panhard bar in my opinion. They come stock in multiple models of Dodge trucks and jeeps. I think the difference is just the way they're "referred" to. A track arm was usually installed from the factory and the panhard bar was an aftermarket add on 
Track and panhard are the same thing, but trac is not. Trac is just slang for traction.
mattybuilt76
1/2 ton status
Blazer/jimmy same thing different name. Panhard bar/track bar same thing different name. Traction bar/ladder bar same thing different name etc.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
Ah ok I got it now. One stupid letter. I was just confused between reading stuff quick and ALWAYS calling them a panhard bar.
I was just making sure that people werent considering a panhard and traction bar the same thing.
I was just making sure that people werent considering a panhard and traction bar the same thing.
andyblack
Registered Loser
I've wondered before why some people call a panhard bar a "track bar." I think it's because it helps the vehicle track straight by locating the axle laterally. That reminds me of the fact that most of us call an anti-sway bar a "sway bar." It's meant to mitigate body roll, but if someone who didn't know better heard us calling it a "sway bar" they would think that it was meant to cause sway. To add further confusion, some people call the anti-sway bar an "anti-roll bar." Not to be confused with a roll bar that goes inside your cab or in the back of your truck to help prevent a roll over...or is it meant to cause a rollover??
Stomis
Professional Amateur
I've wondered before why some people call a panhard bar a "track bar." I think it's because it helps the vehicle track straight by locating the axle laterally. That reminds me of the fact that most of us call an anti-sway bar a "sway bar." It's meant to mitigate body roll, but if someone who didn't know better heard us calling it a "sway bar" they would think that it was meant to cause sway. To add further confusion, some people call the anti-sway bar an "anti-roll bar." Not to be confused with a roll bar that goes inside your cab or in the back of your truck to help prevent a roll over...or is it meant to cause a rollover??
Huzah english ftl
wasted wages
1 ton status
and god knows what nerf bar will do......
supersize75k5
OrganDonorRacing.com
and god knows what nerf bar will do......
Why whistle of coarse!
I think nerf is more known for being made of foam then whistling Shawn... 
Silver84k5
1/2 ton status
I think nerf is more known for being made of foam then whistling Shawn...
Or.... When you "nerf" something, you lower the effectiveness of it.
Installing "nerf" bars, effectively lowers your trucks ability to not get hung up on s***.
Last set of those I saw hung up on something didn't slow the truck down, it just took the bars off and mashed them up under the bedside!
These two are not the same thing and DO NOT attach the same way.
A traction bar is something you add to a vehicle to help aid in axle wrap.
A ladder bad is an integral part of a race car suspension that locates the rear axle and REQUIRES a trac bar/panhard bar/watts linkage to keep the axle centered in the vehicle.
truth.
traction bar
ladder bar
trac bar/panhard bar
Hey you two! Quit trying to confuse things! Bot of you need to add a "k" to your "trac"
